Time Strategies

This semester may be the most time strained semester I have had. I'm only taking 15 hours, but I am working between 50-60 hours a week. Between all of that, like I've said before, my wife is second only to Jesus. No matter what I have going on, those two will get time that has my full attention. Sunday's are my only day when I don't have anything planned, and usually that means yard work sometime during that day. Thursday's schedule has about two hours of free time before bed, and that is my prime time for class work. Wednesday Evening has about 3 hours but sometimes it can be interrupted more than I like with work. Staying busy is good, but I like my sleep too! Reading will probably be the most challenging, only because I'll have to keep my eyes open long enough to read a page. I am banking on Wednesday and Thursday for my school work, and I sure hope it works cause I won't have much of an option outside of that!

Yoda knows best!

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Unfamiliar Technology

To be honest, I am not really familiar with blogging or image editing or any of the tools mentioned. This class will be more than just Indian Epics for me, this class will be a learning curve on technology that I don't normally use. When I think of image editing, I think of drawing or painting (I know they are far from each other) and I am terrible at anything related to art. I still have issues with my hand writing and I have to write all day long at work. My mother always said I should be a doctor so I would have an excuse for my bad hand writing. So I immediately assume I won't enjoy using tools that relate to image editing. Being unfamiliar with most of these tools is intimidating, but I know I can at least learn the basics and grasp the concepts. With writing or drawing, no matter how much I practice, I have accepted that it just isn't my thing. I'm okay with that. Music is my thing and that's enough for me. I have intentionally stayed away from Pinterest because my wife does plenty of that for both of us. For the sake of the class, I'll check it out. But when I go MIA, just know we are doing "projects" that "will be good for both of us." Chances are that I'll probably enjoy it, but don't tell her that!

How I feel when it comes to image editing.

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Class Assignments

My first impression on the assignments in this class was that there are a lot of them! When I clicked on the assignments list, I just scrolled down and saw a long list that was slightly intimidating. I realized it isn't as much as I first thought. Not only that, the assignments are relatable to my life and that makes it a million times better! I love the idea of using extra credit to get ahead rather than hoping that it is enough to put my grade where it needs to be. The positivity in this class is infectious to my other classes and even at work! I think I'm most excited about the Wikipedia trails extra credit opportunity. There are so many times that I look something up and end up clicking on a link and then another and then before I know it I'm ready for just about any trivia out there. I'm excited to get into the rest of the class and see how this plays out!

Positivity and comedy go well together!

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Growth Mindset

when I first started reading about growth mindset, it didn’t seem very appealing to me. When I read about the “not yet” story, I thought maybe it would lessen a students desire to excel. Kind of like saying “well I won’t fail, I just get a not yet and move on.” But then I realized that’s not how I react in my physical training. Even though I didn’t pass my physical fitness test, I told myself that I’ll get there eventually. Without realizing it, I’ve used a growth mindset already. I had never heard of Carol Dweck, but when I read the transcript of her Ted talk I realized the passion she had for ensuring children learn and grow without the feeling of being a let down when things don’t go their way. I loved reading about the Native American students who flipped from bottom to top with simple changes of the mindset. After learning more about this, I’ll be more aware of what mindset I have during my physical training.

I may not have passed my PT test, but I didn’t quit!
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Storybook Favorites

Soul of a House

This story grabbed my attention the most. As a child (according to my wife I still am a child), one of my favorite series was Goose Bumps. While I only read the introduction, it reminded me so much of the stories I read as a child. I instantly could picture the house and feel how spooky it was. Even with little information about the characters, it felt like I was reading about a friends experience. It may have something to do with the nostalgia, but I definitely had trouble breaking away from this story. I’ll be reading it in it’s full very soon. 

                                   Close up of the original house owner. Found Here.

Save Rama’s Bridge

There wasn’t as much information in the introduction to this story. I got the idea of what the story is about, but I didn’t feel drawn to it as much as the other two. I liked the idea of the story and what the purpose of the bridge was for, so I’ll definitely read the entire story. The introduction gave some snippets of what is in the story but kind of in a mixed order. The phrase “don’t judge a book by its cover” would apply in my mind to this story. I’ll find out soon how it really turns out!

Fairy Tale Case Files

I really liked the way this story felt as if it were a black and white mystery movie. I could just picture Hunter with a smoking cigarette as he embarks on this mystery. Sort of like a New York mystery in a forrest. I liked that Hunter just casually brought up that he is half human and half deer, but also noted he was the only one on the police force that Wolfgang had met. Staying in the theme of the old timeline, I drew comparison to when black/white racial divide still existed but was fading away.

Wherever you were... my favorite place

I grew up as a momma’s boy. I used to not admit it, but it’s strangely comforting now. My mom just knew what I needed when I needed it. When I needed advice, she was my automatic go to. She never went to college, but I still asked her everything. When my wife and I moved here to Norman, I lost count how many weekends I tried to convince her to come over to our house. She loved to travel anyways so the 3 and a 1/2 hour drive wasn’t a problem . Of course she also felt special that I would rather invite her over than go out and party like the rest of everyone at age 21 and 22. I had asked her many times to go to a football game with us, but she didn’t really think she would enjoy the game and she also knew I never sat down during a game and probably wouldn't let her either. In November of 2017, I finally succeeded. There were only two games left of the regular season and she enjoyed the first game so much, she came back for the final game of the season. I couldn’t have been happier. Being in that stadium is probably one of my favorite places to be. But I realize now that my true favorite place to be was where my mother was. I’m thankful for the places we shared memories together. On Friday December 1st of 2017, right about 6:00pm, she was in a fatal car accident. I’ll never forget the phone call. But I’ll also never forget what it’s like to be in my favorite place. For now my favorite place was when my wife and I were in that stadium with my mom. But eventually, I’ll have a new favorite place to be and she’s already waiting there for me.

Introduction to my life

My name is Eric Cue and I am a senior at the University of Oklahoma. I transferred from Ozark Christian College and Missouri Southern State University in the fall of 2016. I grew up in Sand Springs, Oklahoma and have always wanted to go to OU law. Shortly after getting married, I convinced my wife that we needed to move to Norman and within about two weeks we picked everything up and moved here the day before classes started. I’m probably the guy you hear at the football games yelling at the refs and my wife is the one trying to look like she doesn’t know me. We’ve been married for about two and a half years, and people always tend to ask why we married so young. The real question in my mind is why not? I like the idea that by the time we’re 40 years old, we’ll have spent half of our lives together and we’ll have much more life to live after that. Having my wife with me so early in life is like getting dessert before dinner, life is sweeter with her. Not to mention, without her I would be in a much darker place after the events of last year. I’ll explain more about that later. For now, just know that life is good, my wife is great, and My Jesus is above all!

2 years ago and it’s only getting better!